Todd Zola discusses changes he's made to his approach to ranking players, and how a willingness to embrace more risk bumps up players with injury concerns like Mike Trout.
Todd Zola digs into what may have caused the offensive decline in 2024, and wonders if increased playing time for outfield speedsters like Jacob Young took away more hits than anticipated.
The NFBC's Postseason Hold'em contest kicks off at the start of the Division Series, and its scoring system leads to some unusual rankings.
Todd Zola provides some player rankings ahead of the playoffs, as Mookie Betts and the Dodgers take MLB's best record into the postseason.
Todd Zola examines strategies for the Underdog postseason contest, and notes that while Shoehi Ohtani may be the best player, you may not want to take him first overall.
Todd Zola provides some data to help you determine whether even Aaron Judge is capable of slugging your team into contention over the season's final stretch.
Todd Zola looks into July's offensive surge and finds it was fueled by a big jump in homers from the likes of Eugenio Suarez.
Todd Zola takes a look at second-half best ball leagues from DraftKings and has Shohei Ohtani topping his rankings in the format.
Todd Zola reviews the first-half performance of the top hitters at each position and has remorse over fading Aaron Judge during draft season.
Todd Zola digs further into the run-scoring environment of 2024 and sees reason to believe there may not be serious regression coming for pitchers like Seth Lugo.
Todd Zola digs into the 2024 run-scoring environment to see if more offense is on its way, but spots some trends that suggest pitchers like Tanner Houck might continue to keep the ball in the yard.
Todd Zola plays another round of Would You Rather?, this time with hitters, and has trouble finding reasons for optimism with Randy Arozarena.
Todd Zola polls different groups on which of a pair of pitchers people would prefer for the rest of the season, and thinks Bailey Ober deserves more consideration than he got.
Todd Zola considers the impact of the 2024 baseball on the homer totals of certain players, including Corey Seager.
Todd Zola considers the dilemma of how aggressive is too aggressive when it comes to potential breakout performers like Garrett Crochet.
Todd Zola introduces individual player rankings to the Weekly Hitter Rankings and offers a peek at how they get compiled, and how they might get adjusted as the season progresses.
Todd Zola considers the impact of extra rest on starting pitchers and wonders if the Orioles will treat Corbin Burnes with the same care that the Brewers did.
Todd Zola considers the impact of changing teams on pitching like Corbin Burnes, over and above how a new home venue might alter their projections.
Todd Zola look at how players like Adolis Garcia made significant improvements in their strikeout rates, and whether any lessons can be drawn that could help project 2024 breakouts.
Todd Zola reviews park factors for 2024 and notes that the change in Camden Yards' dimensions is likely having an impact on righty sluggers like Ryan Mountcastle.
Todd Zola considers a new approach to regressing a pitcher's BABIP, which suggests better days should be ahead for Hunter Greene.
Todd Zola digs into year-to-year correlations on pitching metrics to see which ones a hurler like 2023 All-Star Mitch Keller might be more likely to repeat.
Todd Zola digs into the projections on pitchers he has ranked lower than his compatriots on the RotoWire Roundtable, including NL Cy Young winner Blake Snell.
Todd Zola continues his review of Roundtable Rankings where he's out of step with the consensus, and holds his ground on the Twins' Bailey Ober.
Todd Zola follows up the latest update to the Top 300 Roundtable with a look at some players he made significant adjustments to, including Yordan Alvarez.
Todd Zola looks at some hitters he has ranked lower than his Round Table colleagues, and promises his caution with regard to drafting Adley Rutschman isn't an Orioles thing.
Todd Zola takes a look at hitters he has ranked ahead of the pack in the RotoWire Top 300 Roundtable, and isn't sure why everyone else is so down on Ozzie Albies.
Todd Zola takes an initial look at how to handle stolen base projections for 2024, especially when it comes to outliers from last year's league-wide boost like Bo Bichette.
Todd Zola offers some strategy tips for the NFBC's Post-Season Hold 'Em Contest and has Mookie Betts at the top of his rankings once he equalizes for games played.
Todd Zola offers an update on the Underdog best-ball playoff contest and explains why he has so much exposure to Julio Rodriguez and the Mariners.